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This is such a first world problem. It's normalized in many 3rd world countries to give and receive cash (red envelopes). Directly not giving money and resortin
by pkoird 3y ago
This is such a first world problem. It's normalized in many 3rd world countries to give and receive cash (red envelopes). Directly not giving money and resorting to gift cards (and roundabout methods like these) just, doesn't make sense to my third world brain is all I'm saying.
- alex_lav 3y agoOkay, and what is your hope by making this comment?
- nitwit005 3y agoMany, meaning, not all. It's obviously a cultural thing. That red envelope idea is ancient. China and Vietnam that do the red envelope bit would be "second world" countries, incidentally, as they were part of the communist block under that old "three worlds" labeling.
- pkoird 3y agoMany countries in the Southeast Asia do it at least.
- rKarpinski 3y ago> China and Vietnam that do the red envelope bit would be "second world" countries, incidentally, as they were part of the communist block under that old "three worlds" labeling. Although China played both sides & its support is one of the larger factors for why the US won the cold war.
- corimaith 3y agoRed Envelopes are more of a formality where you more or less receive as much as you give out. People in Asia still do "first world" presents in Christmas or Birthdays or etc.
- mbs159 3y ago>This is such a first world problem. Indeed it seems that way. It's kind of funny and sad at the same time when people get frustrated over such things.